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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When they finished mourning Falstaff, Pistol urges his comrades to begin their journey to France and be like __________.
(a) Mosquitoes.
(b) Horse-leeches.
(c) Vampire bats.
(d) Fleas.

2. What are the characters in the French camp looking forward to in the pre-dawn hours before the battle of Agincourt?
(a) Returning to their mistresses.
(b) The break of day so the battle can begin.
(c) A hot meal.
(d) The end of the war.

3. Why is the constable confident that they will be able to defeat the English?
(a) The English have been weakened by an outbreak of pox.
(b) They outnumber the English.
(c) The English will be too hungry to fight.
(d) He believes God is on their side.

4. What does Henry tell the governor will happen if Harfleur does not surrender?
(a) They will blockade the town until they surrender or starve.
(b) Women and children will be allowed to leave, but all men will be executed.
(c) The attack will continue and innocent civilians will be raped, tortured, and killed.
(d) Henry will send a message to the king of France saying the governor put innocent citizens in harm's way to protect his political position.

5. Who sends Montjoy to the English camp to request that Henry surrender and give himself over for ransom?
(a) Katherine.
(b) The Constable.
(c) The King of France.
(d) The Dauphin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What words from Alice's lesson does Katherine consider too vulgar to speak before the gentlemen of France?

2. Canterbury urges King Henry to look to his great uncle, who had once defeated the French, for strength. What is the name of Henry's great uncle?

3. To what creature from classical mythology does Canterbury compare Prince Henry's willfulness?

4. What does Ely say regarding the transformation in King Henry?

5. In the Prologue, the chorus refers to King Henry by what nickname?

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